Answer Me 1994 (Drama - 2013)

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  Go Ara
  고아라
  As
  Seong Na-jeong
  (성나정)
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  Jung Woo
  정우
  As
  Trash [Kim Jae-joon]
  (쓰레기 [김재준])
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  Yoo Yeon-seok
  유연석
  As
  Chil Bong-i
  (칠봉이)
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  Kim Sung-kyun
  김성균
  As
  Samcheon-po
  (삼천포)
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  Son Ho-jun
  손호준
  As
  Haitai
  (해태)
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  Min Dohee
  민도희
  As
  Jo Yoon-jin
  (조윤진)

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  The 'Wise' Series Is Back, This Time at a Hospital
  2020/03/05, Source
  First there was "Answer Me" and now it's "Wise". PD Sin Won-ho, who won popularity and hype with the 2017 drama "Prison Playbook" based in a prison, sets forth with "Hospital Playlist" this time, a drama based in a hospital. "Hospital Playlist", which begins on the 12th, depicts the stories of doctors with 20 years of friendship, working in a hospital where life and death happen. Sin Won-ho, who is known for his ability to find new talent in every one of his works, appointed top stars and actors with reputation this time,...More

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  Jeon Mi-do Wins Audiences' Love and Attention
  2020/03/04, Source
  Jeon Mi-do, the only woman in the main cast of PD Sin Won-ho's "Hospital Playlist", is drawing attention. The fact that she was chosen by director Sin Won-ho and writer Lee Woo-jeong-I, who have discovered new talent in all of their works, has doubled expectations for Jeon Mi-do. Starting with Seo In-guk and Jung Eun-ji in "Answer Me 1997", Jung Woo and Yoo Yeon-seok in "Answer Me 1994" and Hyeri, Ryu Jun-yeol and Park Bo-gum in "Answer Me 1988", they have all established solid reputations as actors,...More

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  "Dr. Romantic 2", "Hospital Playlist", "Fix You" - Medical Dramas Mean Success
  2020/02/06, Source
  Medical dramas are a thing in 2020. The genre that has gained popularity with its unique sense of urgency and immersion hit the jackpot once again this year. The SBS drama "Dr. Romantic 2" made a good start on the 6th of January. Breaking the 'follow-up jinx', it kicked off with a high viewership of 14.6% and hit the 20% mark (20.7%) on the 28th. It became the first drama to hit 20% this year and broke its record once again on the 4th of February (20.8%). The power of the drama title, actor Han Suk-kyu's existence in the drama, and Lee Sung-kyung and Ahn Hyo-seop's refreshing participation is causing the drama to follow a rising curve,...More

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  [Interview] Yook Sung-jae, "I'm Still Not Comfortable With Acting... I'll Be Doing Music Until the Day I Die"
  2020/01/02, Source
  The January issue of fashion magazine Singles released a pictorial of Yook Sung-jae, the multi-entertainer who is coming back with the drama "Mystic Pop-Up Bar" in 2020. This pictorial was taken in a Hanok concept with Yook Sung-jae in a traditional Hanbok and oriental patterns,...More

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  Min Dohee Joins "365: A Year of Defying Fate"
  2019/12/23, Source
  Actress Min Dohee is starring in the new MBC drama "365: A Year of Defying Fate". "365: A Year of Defying Fate", which comes out in 2020, is a mystery survival game drama about those who go back in time by a year, dreaming of the perfect life, but getting caught in an unknown destiny. It is produced by Kim Kyeong-hee-II and written by Lee Seo-yun and Lee Soo-kyung-II,...More

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  Min Dohee in KBS's "Drama Special - Understanding Dance"
  2019/11/04, Source
  Actress Min Dohee is starring in the KBS drama "Drama Special - Understanding Dance". "Drama Special - Understanding Dance" is one of the ten short dramas of the "KBS Drama Special 2019". KBS is the only Korean broadcasting company to have continued such a festival. Its latest is a romantic comedy about men and women who meet at a dance class,...More

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  Jung Woo Joins Lee Byung-hun and Han Ji-min at BH Entertainment
  2019/08/21, Source
  Actor Jung Woo signed on with BH Entertainment. BH Entertainment announced, "We are happy to be with Jung Woo. He's a unique actor with his own color and we will make sure he meets the right work to bring that out to the public".,...More

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  [HanCinema's News] Jung Kyung-ho Considering "Hospital Playlist"
  2019/08/02
  On August 2nd Jung Kyung-ho's management company made an official statement saying that the actor is still in the process of considering an offer for "Hospital Playlist". This confirms earlier reports that Jung Kyung-ho has been contacted about appearing in the drama,...More

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  Baro Joins the Military on the 30th of July
  2019/07/15, Source
  Baro, Cha Sun-woo, is going off to the military. HODU&U Entertainment announced on the 10th that Baro will be enlisting on the 30th of July,...More

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  Yoo Yeon-seok Likely to Be in "Hospital Playlist"
  2019/07/08, Source
  Actor Yoo Yeon-seok is going to reunite with PD Sin Won-ho and writer Lee Woo-jeong-I. Yoo Yeon-seok's agency announced that the actor is in the final stages of negotiations to join "Hospital Playlist",...More

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  'Answer Me' Series Star PD Sin Won-ho to Come Back After 2 Year Break
  2019/05/14, Source
  Star producer Sin Won-ho is coming back after a 2 year break with a medical story. According to sources, Sin Won-ho is coming back with a humanism story based on the emergency room about doctors struggling to save lives. The drama is planned for November and actors' auditions are currently taking place. He is also reuniting with writer Lee Woo-jeong-I from "Answer Me 1988" for the first time in 4 years,...More

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  Min Dohee is Starring in the Drama "Seasoning"
  2019/05/07, Source
  Actress Min Dohee is starring in the new drama "Seasoning". "Seasoning" is a story that takes place on the island of Anbin, where one goes for a short healing trip away from the burdens of reality,...More

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  Yoon Jong-hoon to Star in MBC "My Healing Love" With So Yu-jin
  2018/08/09, Source
  Actor Yoon Jong-hoon is starring in the MBC drama "My Healing Love". He's starring as So Yu-jin's husband,...More

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  [Lily's Take] Go Ara, Kim Myung-soo, and Sung Dong-il Become the Ultimate Judge Trio
  2018/04/16, Source
  Upcoming drama "Miss Hammurabi" released a new still cut of the three judges in action,...More

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  [Lily's Take] Yoo Yeon-seok's Hunky Sporty Look
  2018/02/10, Source
  Actor Yoo Yeon-seok was selected as the main model for the sportswear brand Lecaf in 2018,...More

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  [riversky's Take] "I Have a Date With Spring" Nominated for Top Prize At International Film Festival Rotterdam 2018
  2018/02/02, Source
  Korean movie "I Have a Date with Spring" is among the eight films vying for the most prestigious award at the 47th International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) currently taking place in The Netherlands (January 24 to February 4, 2018). The competition line-up (below) includes seven world premieres and one international premiere,...More

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  [Press Release] Prison-themed TV Drama a Hit in South Korea
  2018/01/23
  'Prison Playbook' wraps up strongly with staggering viewership rate a remake version of Japan's award-winning drama, 'Mother - Drama' premieres on january 24 Asia's leading content and media company CJ E&M's weekly drama 'Prison Playbook', ended its two month journey with an average viewership rate of 11.2% for its final episode and a peak of 13.2% (Nielsen Korea),...More

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  2017 Asia Artist Awards Winners
  2017/11/15
  2017 Asia Artist Awards winners during the ceremony presented by Leeteuk and Lee Tae-im at Jamsil Students' Gymnasiumon November 15, 2017,...More

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  [HanCinema's Drama Review] "Boy and Girl from the 20th Century" Episodes 7-8
  2017/10/17
  The opening title of this episode is "Christmas in August", a fairly explicit reference to the classic nineties South Korean film. So instead of thinking about the plot this time, I decided to ask myself- what's the title supposed to mean? It obviously isn't just a random pop culture reference. Viewed by that rubric, as being sort of a mystery, "Boy and Girl From the 20th Century" ends up being quite a bit more watchable, as we're fed several snippets of backstory that eventually culminate in a satisfying explanation,...More

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  Korean drama of the week "Answer Me 1994"
  2017/09/28, Source
  Korean drama of the week "Answer Me 1994" (2013) Directed by Sin Won-ho Written by Jeong Bo-hoon-I, Kim Dae-joo, Kim Ran-joo, Lee Seon-hye, Lee Woo-jeong-I Network : tvN With Go Ara, Jung Woo, Yoo Yeon-seok, Kim Sung-kyun, Son Ho-jun, Min Dohee,... 21 episodes - Fri, Sat 21:00 Also known as "Answer Me 1997 Season 2" (응답하라 1997 시즌2, eung-dab-hala 1997 si-jeun-2) Synopsis A drama that revolves around social issues and basketball as well as the leading idols of the time in 1994,...More

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  From Kim Eun-sook, the Hong Sisters and Noh Hee-kyeong, will tvN 'Drama Empire' reconstruct?
  2017/08/16, Source
  tvN is on its way to recover the modifier 'Drama Empire'. A fancy line-up of star writers are standing by from the end of the year to early next year. tvN "Mr. Sunshine" has been arranged for broadcast on Saturdays and Sundays starting early next year,...More

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  Min Dohee to star in "Girls' Generation 1979"
  2017/08/14, Source
  Actress Min Dohee is starring in "Girls' Generation 1979". "Girls' Generation 1979" is directed by Hong Seok-goo and written by Yoon Kyeong-ah. It is and eight-episode drama based on an original novel,...More

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  The Actors/Actresses Who Learned the Dialects for Their Role
  2017/07/31, Source
  I would imagine it is hard for a non-Korean speaker to understand when an actor or actress is using a dialect in the drama,...More

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  Kim Eun-sook and Lee Byung-hun's "Mr. Sunshine"
  2017/07/27, Source
  "When Kim Eun-sook and Lee Byung-hun come together..." Hit writer Kim Eun-sook and Hollywood actor Lee Byung-hun are coming together,...More

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  The Dolls We All Wanted from the K-Dramas
  2017/06/29
    "Goblin" The drama "Goblin" made everyone wanting the Buckwheat Boy doll. Even after the drama was over, the Buckwheat Boy doll is sold out every time the new stock comes in,...More

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  Actress Go Ara Seeks to Broaden Horizons in Next Project
  2017/03/03, Source
  Actress Go Ara is ready to take on new challenges, having recently left her longtime management agency, at which she started her 15-year acting career. She made her debut with a teen drama in 2003, and about 10 years later she showed her versatility as an actress with a "tomboy" role in the hit TV series "Answer Me 1994" in 2013,...More

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  Interview with Go Ara "I Need My Very Own Romance"
  2017/02/28, Source
  "Now I want to solve the question I've been having as an actress". Actress Go Ara refreshed her stance as an actress in her late 20's. About a month ago, she left her home ground SM Entertainment and moved her agency to the Artist Entertainment. This new agency is a heavy actor-based agency covering some of the big shots such as Jung Woo-sung, Lee Jung-jae and Ha Jung-woo,...More

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  Kim Seul-gi says "I love you" to Kang Ha-neul
  2017/02/28
  "Splash Splash Love" and "Oh My Ghostess" Star, Kim Seul-gi appeared in a popular talk show "Happy Together" with few other guests including the actor Kang Ha-neul,...More

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  Yoo Yeon-seok's Habit in Kiss Scenes
  2017/01/27
  As I was watching the "Dr. Romantic", watching the dramatic stories of the emergency room was quite fascinating but more than that…,...More

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  Classic lines and scenes from dramas throughout the year - Part 1
  2016/12/28, Source
  Dramas bloomed this year. People laughed and cried watching them. Dramas have always been around us and everyone such as writers, directors and crew of these dramas deserve applause. There are some dramas that we still remember today for their classic lines and scenes. - January tvN "Answer Me 1988",...More

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  "Answer Me 1988" Cast, Where Are They Now?
  2016/12/23
  Do you remember "Answer Me 1988"? I'm a fan of all three Answer Me series but I'd say 1988 is the one that hit me hardest to home,...More

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  [Interview] Yoo Yeon-seok with The Lady Miz Diva
  2016/11/05, Source
  Since his 2003 debut in "Old Boy", the most famous South Korean film of all time, the path of actor Yoo Yeon-seok has been a fascinating one. From dry spells, to "overnight success" in the TV drama, "Answer Me 1994"; Yoo has constantly reinvented himself in both character roles in films like "A Werewolf Boy", "Architecture 101", "The Royal Tailor" and "Whistle Blower", and romantic leads in "Beauty Inside" and "Love, Lies".  I'm very honoured to present my exclusive interview with Yoo Yeon-seok, his first to a US publication. We spoke days before the confirmation of his newest role in the upcoming TV drama, "Dr. Romantic" (About which I did ask, but was not allowed by his agency to receive an answer due to the upcoming announcement.). Yoo and I chatted about the devotion to acting that kept him motivated through the tough times, his international fandom, and his hopes and expectations for the future,...More

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  tvN10 Awards Drama Winners
  2016/10/10
  tvN10 Awards Drama Winners,...More

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  "tvN Awards" Lee Il-hwa uncrowned
  2016/10/10, Source
  Lee Il-hwa who played a mother in the "Answer" series, didn't get an award at the "tvN Awards" which was held for the first time in 10 years on the 9th. tvN celebrated its 10th year anniversary with an award giving ceremony on the 9th. Those who mattered were invited to the event and obviously the "Answer" series casts were the most welcomed,...More

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  [HanCinema's Film Review] "Wish"
  2016/09/17
  Jjang-goo (played by Jung Woo) is a normal high school student who wants to be something special, like a high school delinquent. The circumstances are perfect- this being the nineties, there's still a very corporal bent to the South Korean educational system, and Jjang-goo's school already has a local gang. The problem is, this gang doesn't actually do anything except generic masculine posturing. And Jjang-goo is such an unremarkable student he can barely even do that right,...More

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  "Phantom Detective", S. Korean Action Crime Thriller Makes N. American Debut on May 13 in LA, and Wide on May 20
  2016/05/10, Source
  From the Director of ""A Werewolf Boy"", "End of Animal" and "Don't Step Out of the House" (Part of "Nice Shorts") "Phantom Detective", a South Korean action crime thriller makes its debut on May 13, 2016 in Los Angeles, followed by a wider North American release on May 20, 2016 in Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, DC, Honolulu, New York, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Seattle, Toronto and Vancouver,...More

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  [Interview] Yoo Yeon-seok, "Did I keep my promise to never change?"
  2016/04/06, Source
  Yoo Yeon-seok's mellow is sink or swim. It's either purely innocent or cruelly mean. If "Old Boy" and "Answer Me 1994" are the first, then "Architecture 101" and "Perfect Proposal" are the latter. "Loves, Lies" is somewhere in between them. "Loves, Lies" is the story of the final gisaengs So-yool (Han Hyo-joo) and Yeon-hee (Chun Woo-hee) who dreamt of being singers. They meet the greatest song writer of the time Yoon Woo (Yoo Yeon-seok),...More

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  'Golden line ups', Baro from B1A4 joins "Master - God of Noodles"
  2016/03/10, Source
  Baro, a member of B1A4 has confirmed his casting for "Master - God of Noodles". On the 10th, Baro has confirmed his cast as a young version of Cho Jae-hyun (Kim Gil-do) for KBS 2TV's new Wednesday & Thursday drama, "Master - God of Noodles",...More

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  tvN dramas after "Cheese in the Trap", stationary or leap?
  2016/03/06, Source
  Will tvN be in a slump again? "Cheese in the Trap" that ended on the 1st of March seemed like a flare. It started off well but became problematic towards the middle of the drama. The hostility towards the drama led to a drop in percentage and it fell to as low as 6%. "Pied Piper" which is coming up next is going to have an important role on tvN,...More

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  Yoo Yeon-seok VS Seo Kang-joon, both playing the piano
  2016/02/25, Source
  Yoo Yeon-seok from the movie "Loves, Lies" and Seo Kang-joon from the drama "Cheese in the Trap", are romantic men who can play the piano. Yoo Yeon-seok starred in the tvN drama "Answer Me 1994" as an ace pitcher. He also starred in movies "Architecture 101", "A Werewolf Boy" and other TV shows and musicals,...More

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  Yeon Jun-suk, "Nam Ji-hyun is kind"
  2016/02/01, Source
  Actor Yeon Jun-suk said Nam Ji-hyun is "Bright and a kind friend". Yeon Jun-suk starred in the SBS UHD Special "Mystery Freshman". This drama is about finding hope and happiness amongst fake university students,...More

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  [HanCinema's Film Review] "The Himalayas"
  2016/01/23
  "The Himalayas" is, in fact, not really a story about mountaineering and its perils. To be sure, there is quite a bit of mountaineering and very deathly perils, but that is not the focus of Director Lee Seok-hoon's ("Pirates") alpine piece that is based on a true tale. Rather than an exploration of the cold wonders of the Himalayas, it is an exploration of friendship that survives extreme physical and emotional duress and transcends death. The promotional poster of Hwang Jung-min's smiling face embodies the heart of the film: friendship,...More

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  [HanCinema's Drama Review] "Answer Me 1988" Episode 19
  2016/01/15
  The wrap-up for "Answer Me 1988" begins, as we close here with a sort of pre-epilogue. Nothing is fully resolved quite yet, and indeed, as the cliffhanger reminds us, most of the adult characters really aren't even aware of what's going on romance-wise. That's because the major setpiece is a love letter to the parents of "Answer Me 1988"- the ones who did their best for their kids, and each other, and who will always have a loving community in thanks for that,...More

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  Jung Woo to Marry Fellow Actress This Weekend
  2016/01/14, Source
  Jung Woo (left) and Kim Yoo-mi Actor Jung Woo will marry actress Kim Yoo-mi in Seoul this weekend. In a hand-written letter posted on his social media account on Wednesday, Jeong announced his wedding plans. "I'm getting married to fellow actress [Kim] and we decided to have a quiet and small wedding", he wrote,...More

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  [Interview] It looks like Go Ara is in love
  2016/01/11, Source
  Go Ara is in love. The movie "The Joseon Magician" has made her eyes all hearts. She's been seen in the drama "Answer Me 1994" and "You're Surrounded" recently. Being a typical doll-face, this time she stars in a fantasy melo-historical in a Hanbok. Go Ara's passion for "The Joseon Magician" is something else. Every word she says in the movie is full of eagerness and happiness but it all comes from her passion. She seems like a girl who doesn't even know she's in love,...More

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  [HanCinema's Drama Review] "Answer Me 1988" Episode 18
  2016/01/09
  It's the little touches that makes all the difference in "Answer Me 1988". Pay close attention to the set design here. It looks like the characters are just hanging around in the same neighborhood and the same houses they were this entire time and yet somehow, everything looks a tad shinier. A tad cooler. Especially the characters themselves. Note how Taek very nearly appears cool and attractive now, even though he mostly acts the same. What's causing these changes? The haircuts? The beer? Or just...the nineties?,...More

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  Jo Yun-seo to star in "Mystery Freshman"
  2015/12/28, Source
  Actress Jo Yun-seo is starring in the new SBS drama "Mystery Freshman" as Hye-jeong. She is taking on the role of a fake freshman and friend of Ah-yeong (Nam Ji-hyun) since junior high school,...More

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  [HanCinema's Drama Review] "Answer Me 1988" Episode 16
  2015/12/26
  With this episode "Answer Me 1988" attempts to explain why its story, to the extent this drama has a story at all, moves so slowly and with so little apparent inertia. Somewhat paradoxically, the reason for this is that the characters are mostly doing all right. They're happy. And the surest way to risk destroying happiness is through radical change. Making a love confession requires courage, not because we're scared of rejection, but because we're scared that the possible potential change could be for the worse,...More

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  From Deok-seon to Yeong-ae, the 5 goddesses who saved tvN
  2015/12/21, Source
  tvN is known for its dramas. It's become irreplaceable with continuous successes since the "Respond"/"Answer Me" series, "Incomplete Life" and more. Here are 5 top dramas from tvN. - BEST 5 : Yoon Doo-joon and Seo Hyun-jin's "Let's Eat - Season 2",...More

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  [HanCinema's Drama Review] "Answer Me 1988" Episode 12
  2015/12/12
  The theme this episode is love- nothing too excessive. As usual "Answer Me 1988" is focused on the subtle nuances of living in a close community, and this manifests best in the exploration of the relationship between So-ra and Seon-woo. It needs to be noted, once again, that this romance has a fairly unusual dynamic because these two literally grew up together. For them, dating isn't really a "get-to-know-you" thing because they already know each other,...More

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  [HanCinema's Drama Review] "Answer Me 1988" Episode 6
  2015/11/21
  Taek (played by Park Bo-geum) is a Go prodigy who has been having a bit of a slump lately. I haven't felt much need to discuss Taek because, well, there's not really much more to say about the character than that. Taek's kind of an idiot outside of the whole Go prodigy thing but his friends and family love him because why wouldn't they? "Answer Me 1988" is dealing with a time period where it wasn't especially important that people fit into neat easily defined categories,...More

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  Seo In-guk, Jung Woo and Ryu Jun-yeol, who's your ideal type?
  2015/11/15, Source
  The "Answer" / "Respond" series is successful once again. It's only been four episodes but Hye-ri's (Seong Deok-seon) is in search for husband material,...More

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  [HanCinema's Drama Review] "Answer Me 1988" Episode 2
  2015/11/07
  Seong-gyoon (played by Kim Sung-kyun) is kind of the goofy uncle in "Answer Me 1988". Aside from doing a ridiculous dance at regular intervals Seong-gyoon also tries to show off how happening he is with modern technology by buying a camcorder. Ah, nostalgia, how sweet it is to remember that people used to consider having their every waking moment caught on camera to be weird. Seong-gyoon isn't a dork, the man's just so ahead of the curve that everyone has confused him for a dork,...More

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  [HanCinema's Drama Review] "Answer Me 1988" Episode 1
  2015/11/06
  The real unspoken hero of the "Answer Me" series has always been whoever is in charge of the background designs. It could not have possibly been easy to pull together that much obscure eighties merchandise. Did the production team actually find this old Hidori stuff lying around somewhere, or did they have to custom order it? Everything looks so new and fresh, which makes sense because in 1988 this pop culture was both hip and relevant. Not so much today,...More

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  Ryu Jun-yeol, Go Kyung-pyo, Park Bo-gum and Lee Dong-hwi in "Answer Me 1988"
  2015/11/05, Source
  "Answer Me 1988" has come up with a whole new set of handsome characters. The new tvN drama "Answer Me 1988" introduces 'the 5 friends from Ssangmun-dong'. While the previous sequels were based on romance and looking for the husband, 1988 is based on innocent friendship and family,...More

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  Jung Eun-ji, Go Ara and Hyeri, the muses of the "Respond" / "Answer" series
  2015/10/16, Source
  Why is the position of the leading female character of "Answer" / "Respond" so hot? "Answer Me 1988" is starting on the 6th of November. This is the third series to the hit series "Answer Me 1994" and "Answer Me 1997". What everyone looks forward to the most is Hye-ri's new attempt in "Answer Me 1988". This is because the drama series has a knack for discovering hidden talent. A-Pink Jung Eun-ji rose to fame when she starred in "Answer Me 1997",...More

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  Son Ho-jun, "I'm in the process of becoming an actor"
  2015/10/12, Source
  Son Ho-jun, from the movie "Secret", was surprising. He wasn't the guy from "Three Meals A Day" where he ran errands for Cha Seung-won and Yoo Hae-jin and played with the puppies and cats there. He played Nam Cheol-woong, a man who spent 10 years planning his revenge for his girlfriend. His acting didn't come out of nowhere. Son Ho-jun was completely engrossed in his character who spends 10 years waiting for revenge. He explained what he was thinking when he acted out every scene and he was sincere about it,...More

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  Forget about Softy Son Ho-jun in new movie 'Circle of Atonement'
  2015/09/16, Source
  Actor Son Ho-jun is anticipated to presesnt a completely different side of his in his new movie "Circle of Atonement". Son Ho-jun took on the role as Cheol-woong, a mysterious man, who holds all the secrets about a murderer's daughter, and a detective who raised her, in his new upcoming movie,...More
• Forget about Softy Son Ho-jun in new movie 'Circle of Atonement'
  2015/09/16, Source
  Actor Son Ho-jun is anticipated to show a completely different side of his in his new movie "Circle of Atonement". Son Ho-jun took on the role as Cheol-woong, a mysterious man, who holds all the secrets about a murder's daughter, a detective who raised her in his new upcoming movie,...More

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  KCON 2015 USA Rocked both Coasts with over 75,000 in Attendance in Its Fourth Year
  2015/08/10, Source
  After three years of exponential growth, KCON 2015 USA presented by Toyota (www.kconusa.com) expanded for the first time to a bicoastal event, with three days of panels, workshops, and star-studded k-pop concerts held at the Los Angeles Convention Center and Staples Center in LA, in addition to a one day convention and concert held at the Prudential Center in the New York metro area. Over 75,000 fans of Korean entertainment and culture attended KCON 2015 USA, with 58,000 fans converging on the flagship event in LA, and another 17,000 celebrating KCON's arrival to the east coast,...More

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  Will "Answer Me 1988" cause another syndrome?
  2015/08/02, Source
  "Answer Me 1988" has begun production. According to sources, the new tvN drama "Answer Me 1988" started filming on the 31st of July,...More

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  Dramafever and CJ E&M Strike Multi-year TV and Movie Deal
  2015/07/29
  Promotion of this Partnership to Kick Off with Exclusive Drama Category Sponsorship of KCON 2015 USA Presented by Toyota July 29, 2015 – DramaFever (dramafever.com), the leading online destination for international television shows and movies, and leading Asian pop culture producer and distributor CJ E&M have entered a multi-year licensing deal. The new agreement will bring top-rated Korean television series and feature films to DramaFever's OTT digital video network, including eight exclusive K-dramas, at least 10 exclusive new feature films, as well as more than 350 hours of other drama and variety programs,...More

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  Son Ho-jun, "Well-mannered image, I am aware"
  2015/07/16, Source
  He's hot right now. Starting with "Youth Over Flowers", SBS "Rules of the Jungle", tvN "Three Meals A Day" and "Cooking With Baek", Son Ho-jun appeared in various successful TV shows. He's known as the actor from tvN drama "Answer Me 1994" and 2 years from then, he's busy with dramas and TV shows. He's coming back soon with a new SBS drama called "Mrs. Cop",...More

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  KCON Drama Stars Announcement - Kim Soo-hyun, Daniel Henney, Son Ho-jun, Ki Hong Lee
  2015/07/10
  Largest North American Festival for All Things Hallyu Confirms Appearances by Top Drama Stars, plus Writer and Director. KCON 2015 USA presented by Toyota, America's biggest event for All Things Hallyu is going big on drama in 2015 with confirmed appearances by top actors from television and film from Korea and the U.S. being featured at the annual celebration alongside the many top K-Pop artists previously announced. Living up to its mission to bring fans the most comprehensive celebration of all aspects of Korean entertainment, KCON 2015 USA has just confirmed stars Kim Soo-hyun, Daniel Henney, Son Ho-jun and Ki Hong Lee to participate in the Los Angeles dates of the event. (Bios below),...More

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  Lee Min-ho, Moon Chae-won, Jung Woo, Kim Go-eun and Oh Dal-soo to attend BiFan
  2015/07/07, Source
  Actors and actresses Lee Min-ho, Moon Chae-won, Jung Woo, Kim Go-eun and Oh Dal-soo are being awarded trophies at the Bucheon International Fantastic Movie Festival. BiFan revealed the award winners for Producer's Choice, Fantasia Award and It Star Award. Lee Min-ho and Moon Chae-won are winners of the Producer's Choice Award, Jung Woo and Kim Go-eun are winners of the Fantasia Award and Oh Dal-soo is the winner of the It Star Award,...More

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  Yoon Jin-yi's 12 different smiles
  2015/05/28, Source
  Yoon Jin-yi's smile from the drama "A Gentleman's Dignity" is being re-highlighted. Captured images of Yoon Jin-yi from the drama have been collaged into twelve different pictures,...More

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  "Producers", too much noise
  2015/05/17, Source
  What seems to be the problem? The KBS 2TV drama "Producers" is currently riding up the hill with more than 10% in viewing percentage in the first two episodes but there's too much noise about it. The cast is made up of the leading actors and actresses like Cha Tae-hyun, Kim Soo-hyun and Gong Hyo-jin and not to mention a talented writer named Park Ji-eun. However, critics claim that something is just not enough,...More

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  Actor Yoo Yeon-seok's official Japanese Fan club opens
  2015/04/10, Source
  While the variety travel show, 'Youth over Flowers' starring actor Yoo Yeon-seok is awaiting its first broadcast scheduled on April 20th, he will start communicating with his overseas fans through the official Janpanese fan club beginning April 10th. 'Yoo Yeon-seok JAPAN OFFICIAL FANCLUB' is Yoo Yeon-seok's first communication channel with his global fans since he debuted. He will share photos, and video clips as well as other information. His fans will be able to experience his various appeals through online message board and the travel photos that Yoo Yeon-seok, a photography hobbyist will post,...More

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  Yoo Yeon-seok and Kang So-ra land leading roles in Hong Sisters' drama, 'Warm and Cozy'
  2015/03/25, Source
  Yoo Yeon-seok and Kang So-ra have been confirmed for the leading roles in Hong Sisters' (Hong Mi-ran and Hong Jeong-eun) drama, "Warm and Cozy" ('Maendorong Ddoddot' – Korean title in Jeju island dialect). Yoo Yeon-seok will play Baek Geon-woo, an owner and chef of restaurant, "Warm and Cozy" and Kang So-ra will act as Lee Jeong-joo, an employee who has been working for the general affairs department of a clothing company for five years. The two will couple up in the drama, which is scheduled to premiere in May,...More

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  Kim Sung-kyun, "I'm like a snack bar"
  2015/03/17, Source
  Actor Kim Sung-kyun can be a bone-chilling bad guy at one point and weaken the hearts of women with his warmth the next. We met Kim Sung-kyun at a café recently and he said, "I thought being rough and tough was the only way I could survive. I have been selfless not caring about the money and just continuously doing small roles. I was happy". He was happy doing what he wanted to do but now he's going a different way,...More

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  "Producers", targeting to be the "Answer To 1997" of ground-wave?
  2015/03/08, Source
  The creation of tvN drama "Answer Me 1997" went down in broadcasting history. There were no top stars and it wasn't prepared by a writer or a producer. However, it made a hit with a few elements such as the 90s, retro, dialect and entertainment. "Answer Me 1997" had many merits but what stood out the most was the balance between comedy and drama. It reached its peak in the sequel "Answer Me 1994". The main things about the "Answer" series were the characters who were comical although it wasn't comedy and the way the characters created entertainment in each episode. Producer Sin Won-ho from the KBS entertainment department and Lee Woo-jeong brought out their strong points and created such results,...More

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  Tiny-G's Min Dohee refuses to work
  2015/02/09, Source
   Apparently Min Dohee from Tiny-G is refusing to work. A source claimed, "Min Dohee has changed her mind about singing after debuting as an actress. She's refusing to do anything with her team and it seems like she's set on leaving the team",...More

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  "C'est Si Bon" Jung Woo
  2015/02/01, Source
  Actor Jung Woo is not the best looking like Jung Woo-sung. He's different. Jung Woo-sung smiles silently with one side of his lip turned upwards but Jung Woo laughs out loud. We met Jung Woo in a café in Samcheong-dong. He laughed as he greeted us. We joked that he is very different from Jung Woo-sung although they are a syllable apart and he jokes back,...More

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  Kim Yoo-jung, Sung Dong-il and Son Joon-ho in "Circle of Atonement"
  2015/01/18, Source
  Kim Yoo-jung, Sung Dong-il and Son Ho-jun are starring in the movie "Circle of Atonement". They are looking forward to cranking in at the end of the month,...More

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  tvN drama, various attempts until "Incomplete Life"
  2014/12/09, Source
  Cable channel tvN went through various dramas this year. "Rude Miss Young-Ae Season 13" has gone by and it's been with tvN for 8 years in a row now. There has been a wide genre of dramas on tvN so far,...More

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  Character posters released for upcoming movie "Big Match"
  2014/10/27, Source
  The movie "Big Match" has released its latest poster. Lee Jung-jae and other characters are featured on it,...More

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  Korea Drama Awards winners' list
  2014/10/01
  Korea Drama Awards winners' list,...More

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  Tiny G's Min Dohee, "I want a boyfriend"
  2014/08/20, Source
  Min Dohee claimed that not one actor from tvN drama "Answer Me 1994" asked her out. In a recent interview with Min Dohee for @STAR1 magazine, she said that not even a single guy asked her out after the drama,...More

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  Marriage Over Love
  2014/07/11, Source
  TvN has long been a powerhouse of romantic comedies. The "I Need Romance" series, the Answer series ("Answer Me 1994", "Answer Me 1997"), "A Witch's Romance", "Emergency Couple" were all released in the past two years and received monstrous praise. Their latest release, "Marriage Over Love", looks to continue the trend of strong romcoms. The premise is simple enough, Kong Ki-tae (Yeon Woo-jin) is a man who refuses to get married despite the constant demands of his family to do so. He's resorted to throwing every single one of his blind dates and learning how to play others for his own personal gain,...More

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  Joo Won, Yoona and others to star in "Nodame Cantabile"
  2014/07/07, Source
  KBS 2TV drama "Nodame Cantabile" confirmed four main characters. Joo Won had set his mind on this drama a long time ago and takes on the role of an orchestra conductor named Chiaki Shinichi. This is his first drama in a year,...More

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  Yoon Jin-I to come back with "Discovery of Romance"
  2014/06/25, Source
  Actress Yoon Jin-yi is starring it the new KBS 2TV drama "Discovery of Romance". This drama is different from typical mellows or romantic comedies. Yoon Jin-yi takes on the role of Ahn Ah-rim. She is a bold and lovable character who has a crush on Nam Ha-jin (Sung Joon). She forms a three-way relationship with Jung Yoo-mi,...More

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  2014 50th Baeksang Arts Awards Winners in Dramas
  2014/05/27
  2014 50th Baeksang Arts Awards winners in dramas,...More

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  2014 50th Baeksang Arts Awards : Most Popular Actor in a Drama Nominees List
  2014/05/09, Source
  2014 50th Baeksang Arts Awards : most popular actor in a drama nominees list,...More

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  2014 50th Baeksang Arts Awards : Most Popular Actress in a Drama Nominees List
  2014/05/09
  2014 50th Baeksang Arts Awards : most popular actress in a drama nominees list,...More

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  2014 50th Baeksang Arts Awards : Dramas Nominees List
  2014/05/09, Source
  2014 50th Baeksang Arts Awards : Dramas Nominees List,...More

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  Yoon Jong-hoon to star "Only Love"
  2014/05/07, Source
  Actor Yoon Jong-hoon is starring in the new SBS drama "Only Love". This is his first ground wave channel drama,...More

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  [Photos] Hyun Bin to comeback manly
  2014/04/14, Source
  Hyun Bin is coming back. He is looking forward to the release of his new movie "The Fatal Encounter" on the 30th but before that, had an interview with High Cut, a star style magazine,...More

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  Jung Woo in "C'est Si Bon" with Han Hyo-joo
  2014/03/09, Source
  Actor Jung Woo is co-starring in the movie "C'est Si Bon" with Han Hyo-joo this time. This movie is about a man's unforgettable first love and the classical guitar music played back in the days in a music class called C'est Si Bon,...More

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  Kim Sung-kyun makes cameo appearance in "Sly and Single Again"
  2014/03/04, Source
  Actor Kim Sung-kyun is starring in the new MBC drama "Sly and Single Again" as a cameo out of loyalty for Seo Kang-joon. He posted a picture with Seo Kang-joon on his Twitter saying, "It was fun! Good luck, you handsome man!",...More

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  [HanCinema's Film Review] "The Sunshine Boys"
  2014/03/01
  This is a movie about a road trip. Not a very good road trip, given that there's not really anywhere to go, but the characters don't know that. When Min-wook (played by Kim Chang-wan) and Sang-won (played by Shim Hee-sub) set out, there's genuine joy. It's just exciting for them to be out on their own admiring the snow draped scenery of the Korean mountains, and listening to cassette tapes, because this is 1999. Yes, that's right, "The Sunshine Boys" is another film from the tradition of 90's nostalgia,...More

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  Min Dohee in "Tunnel 3D"
  2014/02/19, Source
  Tiny G member Min Dohee is starring in the movie "Tunnel 3D:. She appears specially as a mysterious girl who has one of the most important keys to the movie,...More

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  Go Ara's fan meeting
  2014/02/11, Source
  Actress Go Ara had a good time with her fans in celebration of her 25th birthday. SM Entertainment posted pictures of the fan meeting on the 10th,...More

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  "Answer Me 1994" Min Dohee, no more with the dialect
  2014/02/11, Source
  Cable channel tvN drama "Answer Me 1994" is parting with Min Dohee for a while. Min Dohee acted out Jo Yoon-jin from Yeosu and was put in the spotlight for speaking with a dialect. Thanks to the popularity she gained here, she continued to star in various TV shows such as MBC "Radio Star", KBS 2TV "Happy Together Season 3", SBS "Running Man" and more. She also appeared in Lunar New Year Specials and modeled in various ads and commercials,...More

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  "Answer Me 1994" mini concert on the 9th
  2014/02/06, Source
  Cable channel tvN drama "Answer Me 1994" is having a mini concert on the 9th at 2PM in celebration of publishing the novel version of this popular drama. The concert is 30 minutes long which stars singer Hong Dae-gwan who has released his second mini album. He will be singing the OST from the drama itself. The entry is free,...More

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  [HanCinema's Blog Reel] December 2013
  2014/01/11
  Did you miss us? Catch up on all of HanCinema's drama and film reviews, previews, features, and box office reports for the month of December right here and now!,...More

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  Go Ara Back in the Limelight After Decade in the Wilderness
  2014/01/11, Source
  Go Ara is one of those actresses who made a sensational debut then experienced a long period away from the mainstream, with her career apparently falling by the wayside. After winning over fans as the lead character in a teen drama in 2003, she picked a string of films and dramas that challenged her artistically but failed to gain any commercial success. This could have meant the end of the road for a less persistent or talented actress,...More

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  Yoon Sang-hyun and Sung Dong-il to star in "Gap Dong?"
  2014/01/08, Source
  It appears Yoon Sang-hyun and Sung Dong-il are revising the offer for the new tvN drama "Gap Dong". This drama is planned to broadcast in March after "I Need Romance Season 3". "Gap Dong" is a criminal investigations drama about serial killings based on the true Hwa-seong serial murders,...More

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  Song Ji-hyo and Choi Jin-hyuk in Myeong-dong
  2014/01/07, Source
  Actor Choi Jin-hyuk and actress Song Ji-hyo were spotted in the middle of Meyong-dong. Pictures of Song Ji-hyo and Choi Jin-hyuk from the tvN drama "Emergency Couple" running hand in hand, wearing a tuxedo and a wedding dress were posted online,...More

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  [HanCinema's Year in Review] Raine's Top Six Picks of 2013
  2014/01/04
  It is the end of another year in K-dramaland and time to look back and count how many hours I spent watching dramas, running my drama blog, and working on drama-related projects. Since I watched twenty-eight 2013 dramas, recapped three and reviewed nine, and delved into past dramas, that would give me a total of,...More

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  [HanCinema's Drama Review] "Who Are You - 2013"
  2014/01/04
  Home to series like 'Queen In-hyun's Man', 'Flower Boy Next Door', 'Answer Me 1994' and many more, cable network tvN has been offering some very popular and quality productions for a while now. While not as popular and admittedly not as good as some of tvN's biggest hits, we also got 'Who Are You - 2013', a series by director Jo Hyeon-tak ('Harvest Villa', 'Daemul - Big Thing') and writer Moon Ji-yeong ("Style", 'I Love Italy'),...More

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  Han Ye-ri, twice this year
  2014/01/02, Source
  There are other rising stars that lead Korean movies besides Yeo Jin-goo. Many of them are in their 20's. The rising actress of 2014 according to a survey by Sports Dong Ah, is Han Ye-ri,...More

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  Lee Il-hwa, method to acting in various dramas?
  2014/01/02, Source
  The press conference for the KBS 1TV drama "Jeong Do-jeon" was held on the 2nd in Seoul. Lee Il-hwa recently starred in the tvN drama "Answer Me 1994" as Na-jeong's (Go Ara) mother Lee Il-hwa and is starring in the current SBS drama "My Love from the Star". She is Se-mi's (Yoo In-na) mother and is starring "Jeong Do-jeon" at the same time,...More

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  [Spoiler] Added episodes 20 and 21 captures for the Korean drama 'Answer Me 1994'
  2013/12/31, Source
  Added episodes 20 and 21 captures for the Korean drama "Answer Me 1994",...More

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  Who is real model of character in drama Answer Me 1994
  2013/12/30, Source
  Was character Garbage a real figure? Answer Me 1994 on tvN, had a grand finale on Saturday by posting the highest viewership (11.9 percent) for a drama aired on Cable TV channels in Korea ever. Kim Jae-joon, the husband of main character Na-jeong (played by Go Ara), whose identity remained a puzzle to the last minute, was found to be Garbage (played by Jung Woo),...More

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  [HanCinema's Drama Review] "Answer Me 1994" Episode 21 Final
  2013/12/28
  The camera deliberately tantalizes us this episode. It constantly feels like we're just going to be one misstep away from Na-jeong's husband being suddenly and unexpectedly revealed, but no, those little pitter patters are just the inevitable outcropping of having nonprofessional friends videotape a wedding. If nothing else, "Answer Me 1994" certainly ends the same way it started out- mocking the viewer and getting away with it because comedy. For what it's worth, the question is resolved with a fair amount of time to go before the final true ending, and the episode hits the same hard notes it did with the apparent break-ups we had last time,...More

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  [HanCinema's Drama Review] "Answer Me 1994" Episode 20
  2013/12/27
  Romantic separation is the byword this time around, as the relationship between Na-jeong and Rubbish is (apparently) fully severed. The scene where this gets established carries a lot of emotional punch. As we saw earlier, they never really technically broke up. It was just that their sustained interest couldn't survive Na-jeong spending extended time working overseas. They're still both clearly heavily emotionally invested in each other, but once again, they've pretty much moved on. Something "Answer Me 1994" has done very well is using the setting of the nineties, and the limited technology therein, to establish limitations,...More

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  Seo Taiji Finds Inspiration for New Album
  2013/12/27, Source
  Singer Seo Taiji plans to release a new album next year. He wrote on his blog on Tuesday that he is working on his ninth album, and recently threw a year-end party to celebrate the new project. "At last, I will be able to start recording from early next year… and I plan to complete the album in 2014", he wrote,...More

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  "The Tailors" starring Han Suk-kyu, Go Soo, Yoo Yeon-seok and Park Shin-hye
  2013/12/25, Source
  Han Suk-kyu, Go Soo, Park Shin-hye, Yoo Yeon-seok and Ma Dong-seok have been cast for the movie "The Tailors". "The Tailors" is an emotional historical movie about the love, talent, jealousy and passion caused by a beautiful outfit made my tailors of the Royal Family in the Chosun times. In the role of Dol Seok, one who is strict on rules and regulations is Han Suk-kyu and Go Soo is genius Gong Jin ,who is born with talented hands and taste,...More

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  [Spoiler] Added episodes 18 and 19 captures for the Korean drama 'Answer Me 1994'
  2013/12/24, Source
  Added episodes 18 and 19 captures for the Korean drama "Answer Me 1994",...More

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  [HanCinema's Drama Review] "Answer Me 1994" Episode 19
  2013/12/21
  For the most part we return back to the status quo of "Answer Me 1994" here, where we see how even though the nineties are almost behind our cast, generally their situation remains unaltered. Everybody's still living in the Seong family boarding house, though we seem to be drawing ever closer to the moment when those days will end. Binggrae and Haitai are constantly easily distracted by their girlfriends. It's cute watching them be the ones to interrupt family gatherings for once, mostly because they've always been hovering in the background,...More

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  [HanCinema's Drama Review] "Answer Me 1994" Episode 18
  2013/12/20
  It's finally time for the main cast to become adults, with all of the general unpleasantness that entails. Haitai gets the worst of it. Finally free from the rigors of mandatory military service, he returns to normal life. And even though everybody is now two years older...very little has actually changed about his dating situation. Sure, Haitai can meet ladies, but he inevitably ends up losing them in the saddest most comical of ways. I love the despondency on his face near the end of this plotline, when Haitai just can't make up his mind whether to even try anymore,...More

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  Yoon Min-soo to appear in "Answer Me 1994"
  2013/12/19, Source
  Member of the group VIBE Yoon Min-soo is starring in the tvN drama "Answer Me 1994". He's making his first ever drama appearance but decided to do it for the sake of the drama and recommendation,...More

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  [Spoiler] Added episodes 16 and 17 captures for the Korean drama 'Answer Me 1994'
  2013/12/17, Source
  Added episodes 16 and 17 captures for the Korean drama "Answer Me 1994",...More

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  [HanCinema's Drama Review] "Answer Me 1994" Episode 17
  2013/12/14
  Binggrae's adventures with friends unrelated to the main cast continue. I think it's pretty clear at this point that his wallflower-like appearance in the drama isn't just an excuse of the script not having much for him to do. This is the essential part of his personality that seems to follow him everywhere. It's not the most exciting storyline, granted, but the way his plotline finally resolves is just plain adorable, and leaves a nice warm fuzzy feeling. We're in more ambiguous territory with Na-jeong and Rubbish, whose more madcap adventures hit another apex in a bizarre flashback,...More

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  [HanCinema's Drama Review] "Answer Me 1994" Episode 16
  2013/12/13
  We really don't get to do much with Binggrae. Of the four potential suitors, the odds that he's Na-jeong's husband are by the far the most distant. So there's typically not a whole for him to actually do. "Answer Me 1994" appears to acknowledge that this episode, giving us a storyline centered almost entirely around Binggrae where he doesn't he really do anything. His general lack of character development in itself appears to be the narrative focus. The social event where he spends most of his time here bears a striking similarity to those earlier episodes where everybody has just got in from the country and wasn't really sure what to do yet,...More

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  [Spoiler] Added episodes 14 and 15 captures for the Korean drama 'Answer Me 1994'
  2013/12/10, Source
  Added episodes 14 and 15 captures for the Korean drama "Answer Me 1994",...More

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  Ryu Tae-joon and Lee Si-eon to star in "Lady"
  2013/12/08, Source
  Actors Ryu Tae-joon and Lee Si-eon are starring in the new JTBC drama "Lady". They star in the drama as Baek Ki-ha and Yoon Sin-joong,...More

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  [HanCinema's Drama Review] "Answer Me 1994" Episode 15
  2013/12/07
  While last episode focused on the fuzzy, happy parts of the new relationship between Na-jeong and Rubbish, this one begins to take a more pragmatic view by showing us what their day-to-day life is in the household. I was rather curious why Na-jeong's parents didn't show up in the last episode, and the reason for that is made clear here very quickly. They have no idea that Na-jeong and Rubbish are seeing each other in a romantic light now. Or at least, they're pretending that they don't,...More

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  [HanCinema's Drama Review] "Answer Me 1994" Episode 14
  2013/12/06
  There's a great nineties aesthetic going on throughout this episode. "Answer Me 1994", like almost any drama produced today, is ultimately a product of popular current-day writing tropes and situations. In this episode, that scenario is conversations that are both emotionally stunted and emotionally expressive, as participants try to express themselves as much as they can without risking offending the other person. The nineties music selection here is amazingly well-suited to these scenes, communicating a particular sadness and intimacy that just doesn't seem to go far enough. Incidentally, there's another giant time jump this episode. At this rate we'll almost certainly get a cameo from the drama's predecessor. At first this might seem to be a cheat- Na-jeong and Rubbish are finally couple, and we're skipping over all of that just to watch a relationship that's several months in? But the narrative reasons for this are sound,...More

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  Song Ji-hyo considering "Emergency Couple"
  2013/12/05, Source
  Actress Song Ji-hyo is considering starring in the new tvN drama "Emergency Couple". Choi Jin-hyuk as also been offered a role in the drama,...More

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  [Spoiler] Added episodes 12 and 13 captures for the Korean drama 'Answer Me 1994'
  2013/12/03, Source
  Added episodes 12 and 13 captures for the Korean drama "Answer Me 1994",...More

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  [HanCinema's Drama Review] "Answer Me 1994" Episode 13
  2013/11/30
  The despair that accompanied the end of the last episode is pretty much over and done with as the drama returns back into more traditional territory. This time around the narrative structure is unusually cohesive, as a mystery is prompted at the beginning of the episode concerning Na-jeong's wedding, and a somewhat unusual event that took place there which seems inexplicable to a random outside observer. Music is involved. And so it is with the first setpiece, a trip to the music room,...More

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  [HanCinema's Drama Review] "Answer Me 1994" Episode 12
  2013/11/29
  Part of the advantage of "Answer Me 1994" taking place over such a long period of time (we are, at this point, definitively in 1995) is that the romantic plotting gets a lot more room to breathe. Since there's no pressure to fully resolve all the lovelines within a few months, we often get to see extended reflective scenes where characters just sort of realize that even after several months not a whole lot has really happened. This episode contrasts this by making it quite clear that in this much time, several relevant things have happened,...More

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  [HanCinema's Film Review] "Non-fiction Diary"
  2013/11/29
  As the popular drama "Answer Me 1994" notes, there was all sorts of crazy stuff going on in Korea that year. Who could forget those cheerful episodes where the radical wealth distribution group the Jijonpa kidnapped and murdered people, then proceeded to dine on their succulent flesh? Or what about when the Seongsoo Bridge and Sampoong Department Store collapsed, a massive loss of human life caused by those same wealthy plutocrats the Jijonpa so desperately wanted to eat? Oh, right. those particular events rather go against the spirit of that particular drama, as they were terrible bad things that shined a rather nasty light on the whole era,...More

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  [Spoiler] Added episodes 10 and 11 captures for the Korean drama 'Answer Me 1994'
  2013/11/26, Source
  Added episodes 10 and 11 captures for the Korean drama "Answer Me 1994",...More

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  [HanCinema's Drama Review] "Answer Me 1994" Episode 11
  2013/11/23
  The theme of this episode is unrequited love. For the most part this is a self-conscious focus taken by the characters. We now have two couples who are pretty clearly in requited love now, but spending too time on them is just kind of boring. Who wants to look at happy people when it's so much more fun to just stir about sullenly in the depths of misery? Hae-tae gets a focused personal plot for once, although it's not really a love plot so much as sheer lust,...More

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  Go Ara Escapes Baby Doll Image in New TV Drama
  2013/11/23, Source
  Go Ara is enjoying an image makeover due to her role as a tomboy in tvN's "Answer Me 1994". In the highly popular TV drama, she stars as a university student who moves to the capital from her hometown in the southern port city of Masan, South Gyeongsang Province. "Previously, my image was more like that of a quiet and well-behaved doll, which is something I really wanted to break out of", said the 23-year-old,...More

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  [Spoiler] Added episodes 9 and 10 captures for the Korean drama 'Answer Me 1994'
  2013/11/19, Source
  Added episodes 9 and 10 captures for the Korean drama "Answer Me 1994",...More

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  [HanCinema's Drama Review] "Answer Me 1994" Episode 10
  2013/11/16
  This episode goes for a change of scenery and a rather extreme time-skip- I know I've been complaining about how the drama seemed stuck in summertime but I didn't think it would go this far. Although it's an appropriate enough step to take- if anything has been made clear it's that our various main characters are really bad at confessing their feelings of love, so it's understandable that it takes a momentous event to actually make them step up their game. Even if it's just a holiday. Yes, that's right- we finally get to love confessions and I have to admit, they were well worth the wait,...More

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  [HanCinema's Drama Review] "Answer Me 1994" Episode 9
  2013/11/15
  I guess it's too late for Yoon-jin to be the main character. That's a little disappointing- I love it every time she shows up onscreen simply because Yoon-jin is such a catalyst for action. She doesn't just sit around and wait for stuff to happen- she forcefully takes the steps necessary to insure that things go her way. Or maybe that's just my own preference for slapstick- given that we already know who her husband is going to be, it's not like there's much more she can do in the actual plot. On that front, our main characters spend the better part of this episode preoccupied with one of those magic image books. I never could figure out how those were supposed to work,...More

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  Jung Woo's popularity to continue in "Red Family"?
  2013/11/15, Source
  The movie "Red Family" is about four North Korean spies disguised as a family. Jung Woo who is well known for the drama "Answer Me 1994" stars in the title role and is directed by Kim Ki-duk,...More

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  Jung Woo on site
  2013/11/13, Source
  Actor Jung Woo was scene on site. Several pictures of him were posted on an online community recently,...More

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  [Spoiler] Added episodes 7 and 8 captures for the Korean drama 'Answer Me 1994'
  2013/11/12, Source
  Added episodes 7 and 8 captures for the Korean drama "Answer Me 1994",...More

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  [HanCinema's Drama Review] "Answer Me 1994" Episode 8
  2013/11/09
  It's still summertime. Not even a specific month either, just summertime in general, just like the last few episodes. The drama is treading over the same ground and I must confess it's getting a little tiring. There are only so many episodes about nothing that can be produced before the reader finally starts to wonder, hey, is anything actually going to happen or is it just going to be an endless summer? For what it's worth, what little plot there is this time around is fairly interesting,...More

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  [HanCinema's Drama Review] "Answer Me 1994" Episode 7
  2013/11/08
  Summer continues in 1994 as characters continue to find ways to beat the heat. I'm not an expert, but I'm going to guess that air conditioning was not yet a universal thing during this time in South Korea, given the schemes characters resort to in order to stay cool. A heat wave can bring about that kind of madness- that a person is willing to look completely ridiculous just as long as they feel well-aerated. Well, except for Yoon-jin anyway. She never cared about appearances in the first place,...More

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  [Spoiler] Added episodes 5 and 6 captures for the Korean drama 'Answer Me 1994'
  2013/11/05, Source
  Added episodes 5 and 6 captures for the Korean drama "Answer Me 1994",...More

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  Jung Woo and Kim Yoo-mi are dating
  2013/11/04, Source
  Jung Woo and Kim Yoo-mi are in a relationship. According to their agencies, the two of them have been seeing each other since three months ago and not a year like the rumors have it,...More

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  Jung Woo syndrome awakes critics in "Wish"
  2013/11/03, Source
  While the 'Jung Woo syndrome' is a thing these days, netizens are busy looking for his past, too. Jung Woo is starring in the tvN drama "Answer Me 1994" as 'Trash', a warm and brilliant medical student. He's been weakening the hearts of not only Seong Na-jeong (Go Ara) but the viewers' as well. He's been getting calls from movie and advertisements,...More

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  [HanCinema's Drama Review] "Answer Me 1994" Episode 6
  2013/11/02
  The broader theme of this episode is fatherhood. Sung Dong-il is a dad to all the college-age boys living in his house- and not in the easy categories of strict dad or fun dad. He's the kind of dad who demands the very best from his surrogate sons because he knows they can deliver. Even when Sung Dong-il ends up getting more than he bargained for, there's always that same front that really emphasizes how much he cares,...More

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  [HanCinema's Drama Review] "Answer Me 1994" Episode 5
  2013/11/01
  This episode has a lot of focus on Yoon-jin. Do-hee puts a fairly convincing spin as the girl who has no nice side, no friends, and for the most part is perfectly fine with having all her social interactions be basically hostile ones. Who here has met a person like that in real life, particularly during university? Do you think that person had a secret fuzzy personality underneath? No, of course not. Why would you? Her character as a whole really emphasizes a lot of how this episode works, as get back to more general comedy. The opening scene is an extremely large meal,...More

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  Yoo Yeon-seok with his script
  2013/11/01, Source
  Actor Yoo Yeon-seok took a photo with the script for "Answer Me 1994". Pictures were released by King Kong Entertainment,...More

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  [Spoiler] Added episodes 3 and 4 captures for the Korean drama 'Answer Me 1994'
  2013/10/29, Source
  Added episodes 3 and 4 captures for the Korean drama "Answer Me 1994",...More

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  Sung Dong-il in New Zealand
  2013/10/27, Source
  Sung Dong-il left to New Zealand for the making of the MBC TV show "Dad, Where Are You Going?" What will happen to his part in the tvN drama "Answer Me 1994"? Apparently, his scenes have already been taken care of and filming has been done to a point where it's not a big problem,...More

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  [HanCinema's Drama Review] "Answer Me 1994" Episode 4
  2013/10/26
  The drama continues moving in the largely emotional territory that predominated the last episode. This time, rather than dealing with immediate attachments- the issue is loss. Don't worry- nobody dies or anything this time around. It's mostly just reflection on events in the backstory. Also making an appearance is a subplot involving a night club that's not particularly impressive. For some reason, I assumed when the nightclub first appeared that we were actually going to get to see what was inside it,...More

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  [HanCinema's Drama Review] "Answer Me 1994" Episode 3
  2013/10/25
  There are two essential jokes this episode. One is the story of a bunch of kids on the cusp of their twenties engaging in an elaborate drinking game. Where the last one wins...respect, I guess. Second, another set of characters is driving in a car. Quite a bit of a luxury to people from rural districts who are probably old enough to remember a time when people still used horse-drawn carriages. But this inevitably runs into its own pitfalls, particularly in the untrusting world of modern-day Seoul. The humor in these plotlines is passable. They're not terrible jokes, but this episode by and large lacks the creative dazzle of the gags in the first two episodes,...More

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  Jung Woo, takes picture with Kim Ki-duk
  2013/10/25, Source
  Actor Jung Woo took a picture with director Kim Ki-duk and actress Kim Yoo-mi. Jung Woo attended the Tokyo International Film Festival stage appearance for the movie "Red Family" on the 23rd and 24th,...More

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  Jeong-woo to attend Japanese Film Festival
  2013/10/22, Source
  Actor Jung Woo from "Answer Me 1994" is attending the Tokyo International Film Festival. Jung Woo's movie "Red Family" has been listed on the official competition category. Jung Woo will be departing for Japan today to fulfill activities such as press conferences and stage appearances,...More

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  [Spoiler] Added episodes 1 and 2 captures for the Korean drama 'Answer Me 1994'
  2013/10/22, Source
  Added episodes 1 and 2 captures for the Korean drama "Answer Me 1994",...More

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  [HanCinema's Drama Review] "Answer Me 1994" Episode 2
  2013/10/19
  The full cast comes out this episode, and the already crowded house becomes outrageously cramped. Personality clashes abound as characters are forced to share space with strangers while realizing that, for better or worse, they're all going to be stuck like this for the long term. The storyline finally gets something we can call a reasonable plot hook- and it's fairly unclear how any of the current choices are supposed to work out solely in the context of the series' 1994-centered flashback,...More

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  [HanCinema's Drama Review] "Answer Me 1994" Episode 1
  2013/10/18
  Ah, the gay nineties. An age where everything had to be done via VHS tape, where editors everywhere had discovered and began overusing slow motion in conjunction with overwrought musical chords. When phone conversations only ever happened at home, and the ringing sound was not an ironic one. When getting to new unseen places required following complicated directions that couldn't be double-checked. When stalking celebrities required excessive effort and intelligence,...More

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  Korean drama starting today 2013/10/18 in Korea
  2013/10/18, Source
  "Answer Me 1994",...More

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  Kim Sung-kyun in "Answer Me 1994"
  2013/10/16, Source
  Actor Kim Sung-kyun takes on the role of Sam Cheon-po, a college boy from the outskirts in the new tvN drama "Answer Me 1994". Pictures of the actor were released by his agency on the 17th and he's transformed into a country boy. He is wearing a long coat with wide pants. He is looking up into the Seoul sky with a determined look on his face which reflects the image of a newly Seoul-bound country boy,...More

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  [Video] Added 2 video previews for the Korean drama 'Answer Me 1994'
  2013/10/14, Source
  Added 2 video previews for the upcoming Korean drama "Answer Me 1994",...More

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  [Video] Trailer released for the Korean drama 'Answer Me 1994'
  2013/10/08, Source
  Trailer released for the upcoming Korean drama "Answer Me 1994",...More

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  Yoo Yeon-seok turns into a baseball player
  2013/10/03, Source
  Yoo Yeon-seok is now a baseball player. Stills of the actor dressed as a baseball player in the new tvN drama "Answer Me 1994" were released. Yoo Yeon-seok's role of Chil-bong is the only one out of the seven housemates who is from Seoul and a possessor of a fancy background, including the seven victories at the National High School Baseball Competition. He is good looking and Yoo Yeon-seok's baseball tricks should keep the audience entertained,...More

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  [Photos] Added new poster for the Korean drama 'Answer Me 1994'
  2013/09/11, Source
  Added new poster for the upcoming Korean drama "Answer Me 1994",...More

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  Go Ara has short hair
  2013/07/23, Source
  tvN released pictures of the "Answer Me 1994" script rehearsal on the 23rd. "Answer Me 1994" is the second season of the first drama "Answer Me 1997". Sung Dong-il, Lee Il-hwa, Go Ara, Jung Woo, Yoo Yeon-seok, Kim Sung-kyun, Min Dohee (Tiny-G), Baro (B1A4), Son Ho-jun, Yoon Jong-hoon and more appeared for the rehearsal,...More

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  Tiny-G Min Dohee attempts at "Answer Me 1994"
  2013/07/08, Source
  Min Dohee from the girl group Tiny-G has confirmed to star in the cable channel tvN drama "Answer Me 1994". Min Dohee takes on the role of a housemate in a home-stay in "Answer Me 1994" where college students from all over the world come up to Seoul,...More

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  Yoo Yeon-seok, "I'll try my best in "Answer Me 1994""
  2013/06/24, Source
  Yoo Yeon-seok from the movie "Architecture 101" and MBC drama "Gu Family Book", has confirmed to star in the tvN drama "Answer Me 1994". Based in the year 1994, this drama stars Yoo as a home-stay student in Seoul and show something new,...More

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  Go Ara in "Answer Me 1994"
  2013/06/20, Source
  Actress Go Ara has been cast as the leading character in the upcoming tvN drama "Answer Me 1994". Sports Hanguk reported that the negotiation looks positive although the contract hasn't been signed yet",...More

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  Sung Dong-il possibly in "Answer Me 1997 Season 2"
  2013/04/26, Source
  Actor Sung Dong-il might star in the 2nd season of "Answer Me 1997 Season 2". The role he would be playing is unsure as the synopsis hasn't been completed yet but the first season was a success and it's a good drama so he is trying to fit in the drama to his busy schedule,...More

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  Upcoming Korean drama "Answer Me 1997 Season 2"
  2013/04/19, Source
  Added the upcoming Korean drama "Answer Me 1997 Season 2"'s page to HanCinema database,...More